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Video game addiction is a mental health disorder, WHO says, but some health experts don't agree WHO officially classifies video game addiction as a mental health condition called 'gaming disorder' Monday. But a some mental health experts don't agree.
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Smoking in the US is at an all-time low Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low. About 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before, government figures show.
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Brainstorm Health: Gaming Disorder, Valeant Stock, Migrant Family Separation and Health I hope you've had a wonderful weekend, readers. This is Sy. It's not every day that a group as significant as the World Health Organization (WHO) adds a whole new disorder to its official classification of diseases, appropriately dubbed the ...
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Video game addiction is a real condition, WHO says. Here's what that means. The World Health Organization on Monday officially recognized "gaming disorder" as a condition in its International Classification of Diseases, saying that it is possible to be addicted to video games.
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WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition (CNN) Watching as a video game ensnares their child, many a parent has grumbled about "digital heroin," likening the flashing images to one of the world's most addictive substances.
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Smoking Hits New Low; About 14 Percent of US Adults Light Up NEW YORK (AP) - Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low. About 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before, government figures show.
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Man dying of cancer first of hundreds to take Monsanto to trial On bad days, Dewayne Johnson is too crippled to speak. Lesions often cover as much as 80 percent of his body. Doctors have said they didn't expect him to live to see this day.
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New sighting of plant that causes blindness and burns "Giant Hogweed" sounds like a mythical plant that the students of Hogwarts may study, but it's real - and it's dangerous.
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Woman Strangles Rabid Bobcat to Death After It Attacked Her (HARTWELL, Ga.) - A 46-year-old woman strangled a rabid bobcat to death after the animal attacked her in her front yard in northeast Georgia.
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"Gaming disorder" recognized as a mental health condition by World Health Organization GENEVA - Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds. The World Health Organization says they now should be on guard for a danger in the real world: spending too much time playing.
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Grandmother Strangles Rabid Bobcat to Death in Georgia Front Yard "He's biting the daylights out of me and I'm thinking, 'I can't let him go. Not today ... I wasn't dying today.
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'It was either me or the cat': Georgia woman kills rabid bobcat with her bare hands DeDe Phillips grew up in the country, and she knew all about bobcats - including how they kill. "They go for your jugular," the Georgia woman recently told OnlineAthens.
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First Roundup Case Goes to Court, But the Jury Is Still Out on Whether it Causes Cancer For years, controversy has been surrounding the agricultural chemical giant, Monsanto, over whether or not its popular herbicide, Roundup, causes cancer.
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How 'Helicopter' Parenting Impedes a Child's Development By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, June 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Overcontrolling moms and dads -- so-called "helicopter" parents -- can stunt their children's emotional development, new research warns.
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Smoking reaching all-time low with US adults, government report shows NEW YORK - Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low. About 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before, government figures show.
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'Helicopter' parenting can impede a child's development MONDAY, June 18, 2018 -- Overcontrolling moms and dads -- so-called "helicopter" parents -- can stunt their children's emotional development, new research warns.
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How "Helicopter Parenting" Could Negatively Affect Your Child Later In Life, According To This New Study There are so many different ways to approach this whole parenting business. Quite frankly, it can be dizzying for first-timers. Will you be an attachment parent?
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Monk Seal Deaths on Oahu Linked to Parasite Found in Cats Hawaii officials say the three monk seals found dead on Oahu last month were killed by the parasite found in cat poop. June 19, 2018, at 1:48 a.m.. Monk Seal Deaths on Oahu Linked to Parasite Found in Cats. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter.
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US could back 1st pot-derived medicine, and some are worried COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - A British pharmaceutical company is getting closer to a decision on whether the U.S government will approve the first prescription drug derived from the marijuana plant, but parents who for years have used cannabis to ...
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Fatal feline feces: Scientists discover cause for recent monk seal deaths State officials are now blaming toxoplasmosis, a parasite carried in cat feces, for the deaths of three critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals on Oahu.
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Monk seal deaths on Oahu linked to parasite found in cats Hawaii officials say the three monk seals found dead on Oahu last month were killed by the parasite found in cat poop. Officials from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the state Department of Health say the deaths of the endangered ...
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After An Overdose, Patients Aren't Getting Treatments That Could Prevent The Next One More than 115 Americans are dying every day from an opioid overdose. But a study out Monday finds that just three in 10 patients revived by an EMT or in an emergency room received the follow-up medication known to avoid another life-threatening event.
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Monk seals recently found dead on Oahu killed by toxoplasmosis HONOLULU (KHON2) - State officials say toxoplasmosis killed three Hawaiian Monk Seals on Oahu. The animals were all found dead in May.
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NIH Ends Alcohol Study, Citing Funding, Credibility Problems WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, saying ethical problems with how the research was planned and funded undermine its credibility.
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Mosquitoes carrying West Nile confirmed in several local parishes The City of New Orleans confirmed West Nile Virus was found in at least two mosquitoes collected last week. St. John, Tangipahoa, and St. Tammany parishes have also had positive tests.
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Artificial trans fats, widely linked to heart disease, officially banned Deep fried calamari, cooked in trans fat free rice oil, at Sam's Restaruant which is among the participants in Project Tiburon, a 2004 voluntary trans fat ban in cooking oils of all the town's restaurants, making it America's first trans fat free city ...
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Here's what you need to know about the current salmonella and cyclospora outbreaks The U.S. consumer can be forgiven any Foodborne Illness Outbreak Confusion and Fatigue. As spring's romaine lettuce-E. coli and shell egg-salmonella outbreaks faded after causing, respectively, five deaths and a record recall, news of three more ...
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Why your brain loves mac and cheese more than macaroni or cheese alone Who doesn't love macaroni and cheese? Or ice cream, or french fries for that matter. A big reason for that? All of them have one important thing in common: They contain a mixture of carbohydrates and fats.
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More weight loss tied to less knee pain for obese people By Lisa Rapaport. (Reuters Health) - Obese people with knee osteoarthritis, a painful joint disease, may find greater symptom relief when they lose larger amounts of weight than when they shed fewer pounds, a recent study suggests.
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Ticks and mosquitoes are ready to deliver disease in a bite, but you can stop them Cases of vector-borne disease have more than tripled in the United States since 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported, with mosquitoes and ticks bearing most of the blame.
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June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer's Association and the Aging Office of Western Nebraska, together with Alzheimer's advocates from across the state, are encouraging families to talk about memory and cognition concerns and ...
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Vitamin D may decrease breast cancer risk, study reports The merits of vitamin D when it comes to cancer prevention have long been at the heart of medical debates. Where some studies have revealed that overall cancer risk is lower in people with higher levels of this vitamin, others have suggested that ...
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All you need to know about sickle cell disease Even if one parent has the sickle cell gene, the child is susceptible to the disorder, which means that they will have one normal hemoglobin gene and one defective form of the gene.
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Most protein info ever captured from a single cell thanks to new 'nanoPOTS' technology Scientists have obtained a slew of key information about proteins, the molecular workhorses of all cells, from single human cells for the first time.
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Diabetes after 50 could be early sign of pancreatic cancer, study says (CNN) The onset of diabetes after the age of 50 could be an early sign of pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with an overall five-year survival rate of about 8%.
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Officials Confirm Whooping Cough Outbreak at High School New Hampshire state officials say they've confirmed an outbreak of whooping cough at a school in Exeter. June 19, 2018, at 1:23 a.m.. Officials Confirm Whooping Cough Outbreak at High School. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post to Reddit.
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Marriage tied to lower risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes (Reuters Health) - People who are married may be less likely to develop cardiovascular disease or die from a heart attack or stroke than individuals who aren't, a research review suggests.
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Research links vitamin D with decreasing risk of breast cancer Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have suggested that there is a link between higher levels of vitamin D consumption with decreasing risk of breast cancer.
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Purdue researchers find eating red meat is good for your health Researchers at Purdue University have found a Mediterranean-style diet can improve the wellness of your heart without cutting the meat out.
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Quick steps to protect child from sun's rays It's long been known that excessive childhood sun exposure and sunburns are significant risk factors for developing skin cancer and premature aging later in life.
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Exciting insight into role gut bacteria play in obesity-related depression and anxiety A compelling new study from researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center has shed more light on the mysterious connection between our diet, gut bacteria and mood.
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Man must decide if testosterone supplement is worth risk of prostate cancer recurrence Dear Dr. Roach: Fifteen years ago, I had a successful brachytherapy treatment for prostate cancer. Subsequent annual PSA results indicate minimal levels.
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Human brains work in silent gaps created between neuron spikes The human brain works on comparative silence that is created between every neuron spikes, according to a recent study,. According to Dr Joe Z. Tsien of Augusta University the brain uses this period of silence to encrypt information.
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Breast cancer patients 'denied reconstructive surgery due to NHS restrictions' Breast cancer patients in the UK are being denied "life-changing" reconstructive surgery due to rationing in the NHS, a report has said.
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Breast cancer patients are being denied 'life-changing' reconstructive surgery, research shows Breast cancer patients are being denied "life-changing" reconstructive surgery across swathes of the country, amid deepening NHS rationing, research shows.
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New Aust guidelines for transgender kids More transgender children and teens could be given controversial hormone therapy as young as 13 or 14, under new guidelines published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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